Diocese of Picos

Diocese of Picos

*Dioecesis Picuensis*
Diocese of Picos; Dioecesis Picuensis
Catholic
	Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Teresina
Statistics
Area	23,121 km2 (8,927 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2004); 347,140; 302,862 (87.2%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	28 October 1974 (52 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Plínio José Luz da Silva
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jacinto Furtado de Brito Sobrinho
Website
	www.diocesedepicos.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Picos (Latin: Dioecesis Picuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Picos in the ecclesiastical province of Teresina in Brazil.

History

28 October 1974: Established as Diocese of Picos from the Diocese of Oeiras and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Teresina

Bishops of Picos (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Plínio José Luz da Silva (2003.11.26 – present)
- Bishop Augusto Alves da Rocha (1975.05.23 – 2001.10.24), appointed Bishop of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui